OBAMA'S EAST JERUSLAEM POSITION IS NEW, ANTI-ISRAEL AND DANGEROUS

POWER LINE HAS A GREAT POST. READ IT; EXCERPT:

... to the merits of Israel's building plan, Obama and Clinton have no case.

Israel did agree to a 10-month building moratorium, but the moratorium plainly did not include East Jerusalem.

And the White House's claim that the new construction will complicate a potential settlement of issues relating to East Jerusalem is garbage. As Rick Richman points out, "the area in question is one that will not be yielded to the Palestinians in any conceivable peace agreement (even one that would divide sovereignty between Jewish and Arab areas) because it is a longstanding Jewish community, not an Arab one."

In any event, there's no reason why Israelis should deny themselves housing while they wait for the Palestinian Authority to make peace...

But this flap doesn't seem to be about the merits. More likely, it's about President Obama's antipathy for Israel and his desire to put Israel on the defensive.

(WE'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR DAYS!)